“Who's the Boss?” star reveals he's delivering for Amazon: 'There's no shame in staying in motion'
“Who's the Boss?” star reveals he's delivering for Amazon: 'There's no shame in staying in motion'
Raechal ShewfeltSat, April 11, 2026 at 12:29 AM UTC
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Danny Pintauro in 2026Credit: Robin L Marshall/Getty
Actor Danny Pintauro, who spent eight seasons on Who's the Boss? in the '80s, has found a new side gig.
"There's no shame in staying in motion," he captioned a photo posted Wednesday that shows him delivering packages.
"Working hard while 'not working,'" Pintauro wrote. "The entertainment business has been soooo slow, so I've been doing what a lot of people do — figuring it out, showing up, and taking the work that's there while I keep building the work I really want. 38 packages today!"
As a child star, Pintauro portrayed Jonathan Bower, the son of Judith Light's Angela Bower on the classic sitcom. Who's the Boss? found Tony Danza's Tony Micelli as the housekeeper for Angela, her son Jonathan, and her mother Mona, who was played by the late Katherine Helmond. Micelli brought along his daughter, Samantha, who played by Alyssa Milano.
In addition to Who's the Boss?, Pintauro appeared in episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Highway to Heaven, and alongside other former child stars in 2020's The Quarantine Bunch.
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Pintauro explained to PEOPLE that the residuals from the hit TV series aren't as much as people would expect.
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“People overestimate what residuals from a sitcom in the '80s and '90s look like," he said. "I invested a good portion of that money, but I also used a lot of it to pay for Stanford and to get through my early 20s, so it's not like there's just been endless money sitting there."
The 'Who's the Boss?' cast in 1988Credit: ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
The actor graduated from Stanford University in 1998, part of more than a decade he spent away from the entertainment industry after his signature series ended.
"Returning to acting after a 10-year break is an uphill battle," the Los Angeles-based Pintauro said. "I'm reintroducing myself as an adult actor in an industry that looks very different than it once did."
January projections indicated that film and TV production in L.A. fell 16 percent in 2025, marking its lowest point since 2020.
He told the outlet that he just wanted to be honest about what's going on in his life.
"And this chapter is all about auditioning, teaching for Young Actors Theatre Camp, building my coaching studio The Resonant Actor, creating custom book nooks for clients, and driving for Amazon Flex to supplement my income," Pintauro said. "There's no shame in staying in motion while the entertainment business finds its footing."
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